A law enforcement task force continues to search for suspects who are believed to be involved in a string of gas station robberies where cartons of cigarettes were stolen. Officials say one suspect has been positively identified.(File photo)

A task force was created in January to investigate a string of break-ins at Jackson-area gas station, where multiple cartons of cigarettes, and in one case a large amount of cash, was taken. Officials believed there were two suspects involved.

A total of four incidents in the Jackson-area, two in Albion, and one possibly related incident in Parma occured in mid-January.

"Detectives are working with the Michigan State Police and officials from the tobacco branch of the (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives)," Holda said. "We're still working with state and federal agencies in regards to this case."

Other entities in the task force include officials from the Blackman-Leoni Township Department of Public Safety, Jackson County Sheriff's Office, and officials from the Albion Department of Public Safety.

Albion Detective Luis Tejada said police are waiting to positively identify more suspects before obtaining a warrant. No one has been arrested.

According to Tejada, the BP Station in Albion that was broken into January 15 was awarded $14,000 from their insurance company. The owner said in the past that $13,000 in cash was stolen from his office.

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